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Is the rapid evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer complicating our fight against the pandemic?

New study reveals rapid evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in Ohio's white-tailed deer population, with a 25% seroprevalence rate. The findings suggest a significant risk of animal-to-human transmission and indicate the virus evolves faster in deer than in humans.

31 Aug 2023

KFF Health News' 'What The Health?': 3 health policy experts you should know

In this special episode, host Julie Rovner, KFF Health News' chief Washington correspondent, interviews three noted health policy experts.

31 Aug 2023

Optibrium acquires BioPharmics LLC, expanding its 3D drug design and visualisation offering

Optibrium, a leading developer of software and AI solutions for drug discovery, today announced the acquisition of BioPharmics LLC.

From Optibrium Ltd. 31 Aug 2023

Unveiling challenges and triumphs: Michigan Federally Qualified Health Centers efforts in implementing bluetooth-enabled self-measured blood pressure monitoring

A group of researchers explored the experiences of Michigan-based Federally Qualified Health Centers.

30 Aug 2023

AI-powered patient triage platform predicts COVID-19 severity and length of hospitalization

A team of researchers from Yale University and other institutions globally has developed an innovative patient triage platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that the researchers say is capable of predicting patient disease severity and length of hospitalization during a viral outbreak.

29 Aug 2023

Total hip arthroplasty in nonagenarians: Risks and benefits

Potentially modifiable comorbid conditions and complications have a major impact on the risks of total hip arthroplasty (THA) for people in their nineties, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

25 Aug 2023

New smartphone-based device can quickly identify infected wounds

It’s notoriously difficult for doctors to identify a wound that is becoming infected. Clinical signs and symptoms are imprecise and methods of identifying bacteria can be time-consuming and inaccessible, so a diagnosis can be subjective and dependent on clinician experience.

25 Aug 2023

Anesthesiologists can play a greater role in managing patients with substance use disorders

As use and misuse of alcohol, opioids, and psychostimulants continues to increase, anesthesiologists can become a more integral part of the care team managing patients with a Substance Use Disorder (SUD), according to a series of three articles published in the September issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, the official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

24 Aug 2023

Brain-computer interface enables woman with severe paralysis to speak through digital avatar

Researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) that has enabled a woman with severe paralysis from a brainstem stroke to speak through a digital avatar.

24 Aug 2023

Speech Accessibility Project needs more participants with Parkinson's

The Speech Accessibility Project is almost halfway through its first phase of gathering voice recordings from people with Parkinson's.

24 Aug 2023

Gonorrhoea surge in England following COVID-19 restrictions lift

Researchers analyzed the rise in gonorrhea diagnoses in England post-coronavirus disease 2019.

24 Aug 2023

Y chromosome fully mapped for the first time

What was once the final frontier of the human genome - the Y chromosome - has just been mapped out in its entirety.

23 Aug 2023

Study explores lipid and metabolic alterations in HIV/TB co-infected patients

Researchers investigated the differential impact of HIV/tuberculosis co-infection on lipid and metabolic profiles.

23 Aug 2023

How does COVID-19 influence your gut microbiota?

Researchers analyzed the fecal microbiota composition in COVID-19 patients in comparison to non-COVID-19 controls.

23 Aug 2023

The prevalence of clustering of health behaviors and associated physical and mental health outcomes

Researchers conducted a systematic review of the literature investigating the associations between lifestyle, health behaviors, and health outcomes.

23 Aug 2023

Are irregular sleep patterns associated with increased mortality risk?

Researchers examined whether sleep regularity is associated with an increased risk of all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and cancer mortality.

22 Aug 2023

Scientists map how worm brain encodes behavior

To understand the full relationship between brain activity and behavior, scientists have needed a way to map this relationship for all of the neurons across a whole brain - a so far insurmountable challenge.

21 Aug 2023

The growing role of AI in science and discovery

With the advent of ChatGPT4, the use of artificial intelligence in medicine has absorbed the public's attention, dominated news headlines, and sparked vigorous debates about the promise and peril of medical AI.

21 Aug 2023

Insurance coverage for implantable penile prostheses varies by type of insurance

Implantable penile prostheses (IPPs) are an established treatment option for erectile dysfunction (ED), and are covered by insurance in about 80% of cases, reports a paper in the September issue of Urology Practice®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA).

21 Aug 2023

The interplay between the microbiota, the epigenome, and nutrition among obese adults during behavioral weight reduction

Study evaluated associations between gut microbiome (MB), deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation (DNAme), and nutrition.

21 Aug 2023

Software News and Research

Is the rapid evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer complicating our fight against the pandemic?

KFF Health News' 'What The Health?': 3 health policy experts you should know

Optibrium acquires BioPharmics LLC, expanding its 3D drug design and visualisation offering

Unveiling challenges and triumphs: Michigan Federally Qualified Health Centers efforts in implementing bluetooth-enabled self-measured blood pressure monitoring

AI-powered patient triage platform predicts COVID-19 severity and length of hospitalization

Total hip arthroplasty in nonagenarians: Risks and benefits

New smartphone-based device can quickly identify infected wounds

Anesthesiologists can play a greater role in managing patients with substance use disorders

Brain-computer interface enables woman with severe paralysis to speak through digital avatar

Speech Accessibility Project needs more participants with Parkinson's

Gonorrhoea surge in England following COVID-19 restrictions lift

Y chromosome fully mapped for the first time

Study explores lipid and metabolic alterations in HIV/TB co-infected patients

How does COVID-19 influence your gut microbiota?

The prevalence of clustering of health behaviors and associated physical and mental health outcomes

Are irregular sleep patterns associated with increased mortality risk?

Scientists map how worm brain encodes behavior

The growing role of AI in science and discovery

Insurance coverage for implantable penile prostheses varies by type of insurance

The interplay between the microbiota, the epigenome, and nutrition among obese adults during behavioral weight reduction

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